The pieces aren't in place yet for the Cubs, but the plan is and so is the braintrust. Whether Tom Ricketts, Theo Epstein and Dale Sveum will succeed remains a mystery, and the fact is there's more to be done. A lot more.

So on the cusp of Wrigley Field's 99th birthday, RedEye presents 99 things the Cubs need to do before they can return to glory.

99. Win the World Series. Duh.

98. Make Carlos Marmol go bye bye.

97. Tell the rooftop owners to go pound sand. And do it publicly.

96. Prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that Theo Epstein is not a robot.

6. It would bring in tens of millions and prove you care more about winning than what some old ballpark is named.

5. Besides, nobody will call it anything other than Wrigley Field.

4. Although my kids do say Willis Tower now.

3. Develop an organization that doesn't have 99 things it needs to do.

2. You saw what I was doing with the numbers, right? Yeah, don't honor Ryan Theriot.

1. Win the World Series. Duh.

Jimmy Greenfield is a RedEye special contributor and author of "100 Things Cubs Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die." It's available on Amazon.com and other outlets, which he is quite sure you can find if you Google them.

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